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Rapeseed is now the second largest oilseed crop after soybean, and the third largest vegetable oil after soybean oil and palm oil, and it is therefore…

Egg Bioscience and Biotechnology provides a very focused look at the most recent advances in the study and value-added use of the bioactive components…

A comprehensive treatment of current fastening technology using inserts (anchor channels, headed stud), anchors (metal expansion anchor, undercut anch…

This major handbook covers the structural use of brick and blockwork. A major feature is a series of step-by-step design examples of typical elements …

This book is the first in a series of volumes that combine conservation philosophy in the built environment with knowledge of traditional materials, a…

Knowledge, skill, and art are the three words to remember when working with foods. They are also the focus of the second edition of Food Selection and…

The latest cutting-edge research on flood pulsing and wetland restoration in North America Presenting the latest research from leaders in the field of…

This book is written for users of mediation, whether they be a party, an advisor or an expert. It should also be of help to commercial mediators who h…

A key problem facing the construction industry is that all work is done by transient project teams, and in the past there has been no structured appro…

The construction industry has not had a good record on health and safety and faces tough legal and financial penalties for breaches of the law. This b…

Dietary fibre technology is a sophisticated component of the food industry. This highly practical book presents the state-of-the-art and explains how …

The alarming consequences of global climate change have highlighted the need to take urgent steps to combat the causes of air pollution. Hence, unders…

The conservation of fuel and power in buildings is an important part of the UK government's strategy to reduce national energy conservation. The revis…

Published on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Building and endorsed by a range of construction industry institutes, this book explains the underly…

Adjudication was introduced in construction contracts as a requirement of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act in 1998 to tackle the …

Structure of Dairy Products SOCIETY OF DAIRY TECHNOLOGY SERIES Edited by A. Y. Tamime The Society of Dairy Technology (SDT) has joined with Blackwell …

This reference gets you up to speed on mathematical modeling for environmental and water resources management. With a practical, application-oriented …

Unique, cutting-edge material on structural dynamics and natural forces for offshore structures Using the latest advances in theory and practice, Dyna…

Whole life-cycle costing (WLCC) is rapidly becoming the standard method for the long-term cost appraisal of buildings and civil infrastructure project…

The ICE Conditions continues to be the dominant form of contract for civil engineering, despite the growing importance of the New Engineering Contract…

Since publication of the previous edition of this successful book, there have been many advances in the field of food science and metal analysis and t…

Following on from the successful first edition of Waste Treatment & Disposal, this second edition has been completely updated, and provides comprehens…

While the weight of a structure constitutes a significant part of the cost, a minimum weight design is not necessarily the minimum cost design. Little…

With accelerating change towards globalisation, the efficacy of design solutions not embedded within regional culture has been prone to failure – tech…

Fire safety is a major concern in many industries, particularly as there have been significant increases in recent years in the quantities of hazardou…

Biodeterioration can be defined as the breakdown of food by agents of microbiological origin, either directly or from products of their metabolism. Mi…

Land contamination is of global concern with many of the world’s industries potentially harming the environment and human health. Along with rapidly c…

The Handbook of Water Economics is presented in three sections: theory, methods and applications, providing the latest information in the growing area…

Health Monitoring of Bridges prepares the bridge engineering community for the exciting new technological developments happening in the industry, offe…

Examining artificial membranes in terms of biocompatibility, drug delivery and controlled release, this book illustrates how existing membrane technol…

Building on the success of the first edition, Brewing Yeast Fermentation Performance, Second edition considers the importance of yeast quality on ferm…

Three aspects are developed in this book: modeling, a description of the phenomena and computation methods. A particular effort has been made to provi…

All structures suffer from stresses and strains caused by factors such as wind loading and vibrations. Stress analysis and measurement is an integral …

Dispute boards were first introduced almost 20 years ago. Since then close to $100 billion US dollars worldwide has been spent on construction project…

Spanning the entire field from fundamentals to applications in material science, this one-stop source is the first comprehensive reference for polymer…

Food scientists will dig into this robust reference on mushrooms Mushrooms as Functional Foods is a compendium of current research on the chemistry an…

YOUR GUIDE TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUCCESS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR There may be no simple formula for success in public-sector projects, but Public-Sector …

In Stochastic Dynamics of Structures, Li and Chen present a unified view of the theory and techniques for stochastic dynamics analysis, prediction of …

This important textbook provides an introduction to the concepts of the newly developed extended finite element method (XFEM) for fracture analysis of…

Combining the knowledge involved in process engineering and process modeling, this is the first book to cover all modeling methods applicable to proce…

Whole Grains and Health presents a science-based discussion of whole grains and their expanding role in health and disease. An international collectio…

In the traditional view of project management, if a project manager completed a project and had adhered to the triple constraints of time, cost, and p…

This manual for civil and structural engineers aims to simplify as much as possible a complex subject which is often treated too theoretically, by exp…

The JCT standard forms of building contract require a thorough understanding of their procedural requirements, as well as their legal implications. Th…

This first book to take a detailed look at one of the key focal points where nanotechnology and polymers meet provides both an introductory view for b…